Diocese of Tortosa

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jaime de Aragón † (10 Jan 1362 Appointed - 5 Mar 1369 Appointed, Bishop of Valencia)
• Hugo de Lupia y Bagés † ( 1379 Appointed - 28 Nov 1397 Appointed, Bishop of Valencia)
• Juan de Enguera, O.P. † (1 Oct 1512 Appointed - 14 Feb 1513 Died)
• Luis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. † (20 May 1513 Appointed - 9 Jun 1516 Died)
• Adriano de Florensz (Dedel) † (18 Aug 1516 Appointed - 9 Jan 1522 Elected, Pope (Roma {Rome}))
• William Enkewort † (11 Mar 1523 Appointed - 1 Oct 1529 Appointed, Archbishop of Utrecht)
• Antonio Calcena, O.F.M. † (20 Jun 1537 Appointed - 1539 Died)
• Jerónimo Requeséns † (5 May 1542 Appointed - 21 Nov 1548 Died)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (28 Apr 1553 Appointed - 26 Apr 1560 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (17 Jul 1560 Appointed - 4 Jun 1574 Appointed, Bishop of Plasencia)
• Juan Izquierdo, O.P. † (7 Jun 1574 Appointed - 30 Sep 1585 Died)
• Juan Terés † (14 Apr 1586 Appointed - 17 Mar 1587 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Juan Bautista Cardona † (18 Mar 1587 Appointed - 30 Dec 1589 Died)
• Gaspar Punter † (6 Dec 1589 Appointed - 13 May 1600 Died)
• Pedro Manrique, O.S.A. † (12 Feb 1601 Appointed - 8 Apr 1611 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Isidoro Aliaga, O.P. † (13 Jun 1611 Appointed - 23 Mar 1612 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
• Alfonso Márquez de Prado † (14 May 1612 Appointed - 18 Jul 1616 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
• Luis Tena † (3 Aug 1616 Appointed - 26 Sep 1622 Died)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (5 Mar 1623 Appointed - 7 Sep 1626 Appointed, Archbishop of Granada)
• Justino Antolínez Burgos † (7 Jul 1627 Appointed - 9 Jul 1637 Died)
• Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania, O.F.M. † (16 Jul 1640 Appointed - 6 Oct 1653 Appointed, Bishop of Pozzuoli)
• Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (29 Nov 1655 Appointed - 17 Dec 1663 Died)
• Silvestre García Escalona † (6 Feb 1702 Appointed - 13 Jun 1714 Appointed, Bishop of Salamanca)
• Juan Miguélez Mendaña † ( 1714 Ordained Bishop - 15 Dec 1717 Died)
• Bartolomé Camacho Madueño † (4 Mar 1720 Appointed - 1 Apr 1757 Died)
• Francisco Borrull Ramón † (26 Sep 1757 Appointed - 5 Aug 1768 Died)
• Luis García Mañero † (19 Nov 1759 Appointed - 26 Nov 1764 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Bernardo Velarde Velarde † (22 Apr 1765 Appointed - 1 Mar 1779 Appointed, Archbishop of Zaragoza)
• Pedro Cortez y Larraz † (13 Dec 1779 Appointed - 1786 Retired)
• Victoriano López Gonzalo † (24 Jul 1786 Appointed - 14 Dec 1789 Appointed, Bishop of Cartagena (en España))
• Antonio José Salinas Moreno, O.F.M. † (29 Mar 1790 Appointed - 11 Jun 1814 Died)
• Manuel Ros Medrano † (25 Sep 1814 Appointed - 23 Sep 1821 Died)
• Víctor Damián Sáez y Sánchez Mayor † (17 Mar 1824 Appointed - 3 Feb 1839 Died)
• Damián Gordo Sáez † (3 Jul 1848 Appointed - 24 Dec 1854 Died)
• Gil Estévez y Tomás † (25 Sep 1857 Appointed - 19 Jul 1858 Died)
• Miguel José Pratmans Llambés † (26 Sep 1859 Appointed - 1 Jan 1861 Died)
• José Raimundo Benito Villamitjana Vila † (23 Dec 1861 Appointed - 28 Feb 1879 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Francisco Aznar y Pueyo † (28 Feb 1879 Appointed - 29 Jun 1893 Died)
• Pedro Rocamora y García † (21 May 1894 Appointed - 20 Jan 1925 Died)
• Félix Bilbao y Ugarriza † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 18 Nov 1943 Died)
• Manuel Moll y Salord † (18 Nov 1943 Succeeded - 5 Oct 1968 Resigned)
• Ricardo María Carles Gordó (6 Jun 1969 Appointed - 23 Mar 1990 Appointed, Archbishop of Barcelona)
• Lluís Martínez Sistach (17 May 1991 Appointed - 20 Feb 1997 Appointed, Archbishop of Tarragona)
• Javier Salinas Viñals (5 Sep 1997 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	450,000	450,000	100.0%	217	76	293	1,535		142	728	200	ap1951
1969	228,500	229,000	99.8%	180	45	225	1,015		50	650	104	ap1971
1980	236,000	237,000	99.6%	145	19	164	1,439		36	460	141	ap1981
1990	230,000	232,000	99.1%	145	14	159	1,446		25	423	141	ap1991
1999	228,150	229,075	99.6%	127	18	145	1,573		27	341	141	ap2000
2000	228,017	231,717	98.4%	123	16	139	1,640		25	297	141	ap2001
2001	236,692	240,492	98.4%	118	16	134	1,766		24	359	141	ap2002
2002	238,383	241,583	98.7%	123	13	136	1,752		21	299	141	ap2003
2003	238,632	242,021	98.6%	126	11	137	1,741	1	18	326	141	ap2004
2004	239,518	242,300	98.9%	118	7	125	1,916	2	14	304	141	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ricardo María Carles Gordó (Bishop: 6 Jun 1969 to 23 Mar 1990)
• Román Casanova Casanova (Priest: 17 May 1981 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Lluís Martínez Sistach (Bishop: 17 May 1991 to 20 Feb 1997)
• Javier Salinas Viñals (Bishop: 5 Sep 1997)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Isidoro Aliaga, O.P. † (Bishop: 13 Jun 1611 to 23 Mar 1612)
• Justino Antolínez Burgos † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1627 to 9 Jul 1637)
• Jaime de Aragón † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1362 to 5 Mar 1369)
• Francisco Aznar y Pueyo † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1879 to 29 Jun 1893)
• Félix Bilbao y Ugarriza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Apr 1924; Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 18 Nov 1943)
• Francisco Borrull Ramón † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1757 to 5 Aug 1768)
• Antonio Calcena, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1537 to 1539)
• Bartolomé Camacho Madueño † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1720 to 1 Apr 1757)
• Juan Bautista Cardona † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1587 to 30 Dec 1589)
• Martín de Córdoba Mendoza, O.P. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1560 to 4 Jun 1574)
• Pedro Cortez y Larraz † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 13 Dec 1779 to 1786)
• Juan de Enguera, O.P. † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1512 to 14 Feb 1513)
• William Enkewort † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1523 to 1 Oct 1529)
• Vicente Enrique y Tarancón † (Priest: 1 Nov 1929 to 25 Nov 1945)
• Gil Estévez y Tomás † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1857 to 19 Jul 1858)
• Adriano de Florensz (Dedel) † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1516 to 9 Jan 1522)
• Silvestre García Escalona † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1702 to 13 Jun 1714)
• Luis García Mañero † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1759 to 26 Nov 1764)
• Damián Gordo Sáez † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1848 to 24 Dec 1854)
• Juan Izquierdo, O.P. † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1574 to 30 Sep 1585)
• Fernando de Loaces (Loazes), O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1553 to 26 Apr 1560)
• Victoriano López Gonzalo † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1786 to 14 Dec 1789)
• Hugo de Lupia y Bagés † (Bishop: 1379 to 28 Nov 1397)
• Pedro Manrique, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1601 to 8 Apr 1611)
• Alfonso Márquez de Prado † (Bishop: 14 May 1612 to 18 Jul 1616)
• Luis Mercader Escolano, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 20 May 1513 to 9 Jun 1516)
• Juan Miguélez Mendaña † (Bishop: 1714 to 15 Dec 1717)
• Manuel Moll y Salord † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Jun 1936; Bishop: 18 Nov 1943 to 5 Oct 1968)
• Gregorio Parcero de Castro, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1655 to 17 Dec 1663)
• Miguel José Pratmans Llambés † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1859 to 1 Jan 1861)
• Gaspar Punter † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1589 to 13 May 1600)
• Jerónimo Requeséns † (Bishop: 5 May 1542 to 21 Nov 1548)
• Pedro Rocamora y García † (Bishop: 21 May 1894 to 20 Jan 1925)
• Manuel Ros Medrano † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1814 to 23 Sep 1821)
• Víctor Damián Sáez y Sánchez Mayor † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1824 to 3 Feb 1839)
• Antonio José Salinas Moreno, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1790 to 11 Jun 1814)
• Agustín Spínola Basadone † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1623 to 7 Sep 1626)
• Luis Tena † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1616 to 26 Sep 1622)
• Juan Terés † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1586 to 17 Mar 1587)
• Bernardo Velarde Velarde † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1765 to 1 Mar 1779)
• Juan Bautista Verchi de Campania, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1640 to 6 Oct 1653)
• José Raimundo Benito Villamitjana Vila † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1861 to 28 Feb 1879)